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mal- meaning in English

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malfuncionamiento del guardarropa noun
{m}

wardrobe malfunction((euphemism) an accidental instance of indecent exposure)
noun

malgache noun

Malagasy [Malagasies](person)
noun
[UK: ˌmæ.lə.ˈɡæ.si] [US: ˌmæ.lə.ˈɡæ.si]

malgache adjective

Malagasy(pertaining to Madagascar)
adjective
[UK: ˌmæ.lə.ˈɡæ.si] [US: ˌmæ.lə.ˈɡæ.si]

malgastador noun
{m}

waster [wasters](one that wastes)
noun
[UK: ˈweɪ.stə(r)] [US: ˈweɪ.stər]

malgastar verb

squander [squandered, squandering, squanders](to waste)
verb
[UK: ˈskwɒn.də(r)] [US: ˈskwɑːn.dər]
Do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of. = No malgastes tu tiempo, pues de esa materia está formada la vida.

waste [wasted, wasting, wastes](to squander)
verb
[UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst]
Don't waste my time. = No malgastes mi tiempo.

malgastar energías verb

fritter [frittered, frittering, fritters](to waste time)
verb
[UK: ˈfrɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈfrɪ.tər]

malgeniado adjective

crabby [crabbier, crabbiest](irritated)
adjective
[UK: ˈkræ.bi] [US: ˈkræ.bi]

malgrado preposition

despitepreposition
[UK: dɪ.ˈspaɪt] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈspaɪt]

malhablado adjective

foul-mouthed(of a user of bad language)
adjective
[UK: faʊl ˈmaʊðd] [US: faʊl ˈmaʊðd]

malhadado adjective

ill-fated(unlucky; doomed)
adjective
[UK: ɪl ˈfeɪ.tɪd] [US: ˈɪl ˈfeɪ.təd]

malhechor noun
{m}

evildoer [evildoers](person who performs evil acts)
noun
[UK: ˈiː.vəl.ˌduːə(r)] [US: ˈiː.vəl.ˌduːər]

malefactor [malefactors](evildoer)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.lɪ.fæk.tə(r)] [US: ˈmæ.lə.ˌfæk.tər]

wrongdoer [wrongdoers](someone who does wrong)
noun
[UK: ˈrɒŋ.duːə(r)] [US: ˈrɒŋ.ˈduːər]
You're a wrongdoer. = Eres un malhechor.

malhechora noun
{f}

evildoer [evildoers](person who performs evil acts)
noun
[UK: ˈiː.vəl.ˌduːə(r)] [US: ˈiː.vəl.ˌduːər]

malefactor [malefactors](evildoer)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.lɪ.fæk.tə(r)] [US: ˈmæ.lə.ˌfæk.tər]

malhumorado adjective

acid(sour-tempered)
adjective
[UK: ˈæ.sɪd] [US: ˈæ.səd]

bad-tempered(having a bad temper)
adjective
[UK: ˌbæd.ˈtem.pəd] [US: ˌbæd.ˈtem.pəd]

grouchy [grouchier, grouchiest](irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain)
adjective
[UK: ˈɡraʊ.tʃi] [US: ˈɡraʊ.tʃi]
John was very grouchy. = John estaba muy malhumorado.

morose(sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour)
adjective
[UK: mə.ˈrəʊs] [US: məˈroʊs]

peevish(constantly complaining)
adjective
[UK: ˈpiː.vɪʃ] [US: ˈpiː.vɪʃ]

prickly [pricklier, prickliest](easily irritated)
adjective
[UK: ˈprɪ.kli] [US: ˈprɪ.kli]

surly(irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɜː.li] [US: ˈsɝː.li]
The food was horrible, and the waiter, surly. = La comida era horrible, y el camarero, malhumorado.

Malí proper noun

Mali(a country in Western Africa)
proper noun
[UK: ˈmɑː.li] [US: ˈmɑː.li]

malicia noun

spite(ill-will or hatred toward another; a desire to vex or injure)
noun
[UK: spaɪt] [US: ˈspaɪt]

malicia noun
{f}

malice(intention to harm)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.lɪs] [US: ˈmæ.ləs]
He did it without malice. = Lo hizo sin malicia.

venom [venoms]((figurative) malice)
noun
[UK: ˈve.nəm] [US: ˈve.nəm]

maliciosamente adverb

archly(in an arch manner)
adverb
[UK: ɑːt.ʃli] [US: ˈɑːrt.ʃli]

maliciously(In a malicious manner)
adverb
[UK: mə.ˈlɪ.ʃə.sli] [US: mə.ˈlɪ.ʃə.sli]

malicioso adjective

catty(spiteful)
adjective
[UK: ˈkæ.ti] [US: ˈkæ.ti]
John made a catty joke about Mary's dress being from a thrift shop. = John hizo una broma maliciosa sobre que el vestido de Mary era de una tienda de segunda mano.

niggardly(withholding)
adjective
[UK: ˈnɪ.ɡəd.li] [US: ˈnɪ.ɡərd.li]

maliense adjective

Malian(Of, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people)
adjective
[UK: ˈmɑː.lɪən] [US: ˈmɑː.lɪən]

maliense noun
{m}

Malian [Malians](A person from Mali or of Malian descent)
noun
[UK: ˈmɑː.lɪən] [US: ˈmɑː.lɪən]

maligno adjective

dire [direr, direst](expressing bad consequences)
adjective
[UK: ˈdaɪə(r)] [US: ˈdaɪr]

malicious(of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite)
adjective
[UK: mə.ˈlɪ.ʃəs] [US: mə.ˈlɪ.ʃəs]

malignant(harmful, malevolent, injurious)
adjective
[UK: mə.ˈlɪɡ.nənt] [US: mə.ˈlɪɡ.nənt]

malinche noun
{m}

flamboyant(tree)
noun
[UK: flæmˈbo.ɪənt] [US: flæm.ˌbɔɪənt]

malintencionado adjective

malevolent(having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others)
adjective
[UK: mə.ˈle.vəlnt] [US: mə.ˈle.və.lənt]

malinterpretación noun
{f}

misinterpretation [misinterpretations](instance of misinterpreting)
noun
[UK: ˌmɪ.sɪn.ˌtɜː.prɪ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌmɪ.ˌsɪn.ˌtər.prə.ˈteɪʃ.n̩]

malinterpretar verb

misconstrue [misconstrued, misconstruing, misconstrues](to interpret erroneously)
verb
[UK: ˌmɪ.skən.ˈstruː] [US: ˌmɪ.skən.ˈstruː]

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